Millennial hipsters starting emails with "Hello" - WTF?

[Anonymous]

Various twenty year olds at my workplace have started doing this and it's driving me crazy. Why are you wasting my time with stupid platitudes and pretending that saying "hello" to me makes this email collegial? Just send me the information you need to in this email and stop pretending you have created some new way of seeming friendly.

It's not rude to just start an email with what you want! JUST DO IT!! STOP WASTING MY TIME!!!

Signed,

Goodbye.

(Seriously, like, does that help anyone? NO! Nobody needs help figuring out that the email is starting or ending, we can tell by the space on the page! Just write the normal stuff you need and let's get this over with for both of us, please.)

[Anonymous]

You don't ever include any pleasantries in your emails? I don't think I'd like your emails

[Anonymous]

Hello,
You are wrong, terribly wrong- and also super uptight.
Cordially,
Boomer Probably Even Older Than You.

[Anonymous]

I once worked with someone who thought that emails should include zero pleasantries. He was a jerk and everyone was terrified of him.

[Anonymous]

Are you ok? You seem really upset about something totally innocuous. Also, I'm a Gen-X'er and sometimes start emails with Hi or Hello. Just to be friendly. Especially with prickly types.

[Anonymous]

Honestly OP this is bothering you more than it should be. How much of your life is actually wasted by reading an introductory greeting?

Secondly, this is not a millenial thing. My Boomer secretary is very offended by emails that don't start with at least 2 sentences of what I would describe as chit chat. I don't think that makes it a Boomer thing, just a personality thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't ever include any pleasantries in your emails? I don't think I'd like your emails

+ 1

Ignore the greetings and go straight to the body of the email. What’s wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

haha generation x er raised by greatest generation, with a young child here- I always say Hello, Hi

[Anonymous]

You’re concerned about time wasted reading the word “hello,” but you actually took the time to write out that whole crazy post?

[Anonymous]

This thread = growling boomer that is upset that younger coworker likes to be friendly.

[Anonymous]

New? Everyone at our company starts emails with Hi or Hello, occasionally Folks or Team. Has been the case for the 15 years I've been there. It seems rude when people skip the greeting, as email seems a bit terse at best.
-gen x manager

[Anonymous]

A+

[Anonymous]

God, what? You're some kind of awful.

I'm a mid-thirties "old millennial" and I start emails with a greeting. It's honestly kind of rude not to.

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I tell you all- I’m starting to question a lot of posts as being troll. Kind of sad.

Kind regards,

Not a Millennial Hipster

[Anonymous]

I’m doubling down on OP and starting with ‘Howdy’.